Antarctic Fossils Paint Picture Of Much Warmer Continent
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - 12:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Scientists working in an ice-free region of Antarctica have discovered the last traces of tundra -- in the form of fossilized plants and insects -- on the interior of the southernmost continent before temperatures began a relentless drop millions of years ago.
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